Dear Jess,
I received the tobacco pouch all safely it was sent on from hospital. My leg is improving but I have to attend for dressing every day. As soon as it is completely better I shall be sent to the Base to await a draft going up to the line. I might be down here a month and I might manage to just catch one and be sent up earlier.
I am quite good friends with Shepherd, Jack Huggins' pal, we go out together and have a bottle of wine - it costs 6d. It is an acquired taste and you have to get used to it. Tell Cyril I hope to settle with that German myself.
I'm feeling lazy it is too hot for anything. We are going to try to get into town to have a decent meal; bread and marmalade does get monotonous.
Love to all at home, John.
P.S. 21st June
I am still convalescent, in fact I am no better than when I came here. They allowed my wound to heal and did not dress it yesterday. I went today and they opened it again. They do not like them to heal too quickly because they sometimes break out again. I can get about, but if I do much walking my leg swells up. It will be a month or so before I'm fit to go back to the line. They will send me to the base and give me a job there until I am quite fit.
John.
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